AM I UGLY?

 

Photo: Pau Ros © Completely Naked

An interactive tableau by Completely Naked at Apiary Studios

Sunday, 23 February 2014

A closed doors performance in front of the camera (video & photography). This is a free event, by taking part you consent to be recorded with a camera.

By joining the event, you are agreeing to participate. No passive audience this time!



AM I UGLY on Facebook

Am I UGLY?
Are our bodies acceptable by the media standards?
Shall I shave?
Shall I diet?
Shall I join a gym?
Shall I have surgery?
Or shall I hide?
Shall I have a tattoo? What about a piercing?
Is it OK to modify my body?
Would I dare to undress? I’m I terrified of nakedness?
Is nakedness freedom?
Or is revolution?!
Is your body a weapon?
Are women’s bodies seen equally as men’s bodies?
Are older bodies more or less interesting?
Is it all right to find the human body sexy?
What my body says about me?
Is time to start feeling confident with our bodies; they are who we are!

We want to put a special focus on this action about what it means to be a woman today. With a new wave of feminism, strong women, movements like FEMEN and Pussy Riot and new attitudes versus the old collapsing men's world!

See more at Completely Naked / Flashing Bodies / Action Nine / 'UGLY'

After a (too long) hiatus Completely Naked - Pau Ros & Pablo Goikoetxea - are back with the first of a new series of Flashing Bodies actions.

About: Natural State Performance Network

Natural State Performance Network is intended to create a community of people - primarily based in the UK - who are interested in and have experiences of public-participation art events.

The group has a specific focus on people who are interested in naked performance but welcomes other opportunities and people with experience of public-participation art that is costumed or fully-dressed.

The group is intended to be a gathering place for like-minded individuals looking for opportunities to participate in art events, public performances and installations for a range of artists. A place to share events and experiences of being an 'ordinary person' taking part in artistic events.

The group is primarily aimed at amateurs and 'non-performers', acknowledging that experience has the advantage of turning ordinary people who are 'amateur' and 'non-performers' into people who are able to deliver performances, behave professionally, collaborate, contribute, learn movement and basic choreography and generally become performers in a genuine sense through participation and learning.

The group acknowledges that there are many people who simply want to turn up on the day and take part for the experience.

The group is also intended to be a point of contact for artists, photographers, performances artists and other creative individuals looking to recruit members of the public - ordinary people with or without experience or skills - to populate their projects and events. Especially that happy band of people who are not only willing to go naked but can bring experience to the table.

We will be the people who will commit to rehearsals if necessary, who will turn up as promised, will behave in a professional manner and generally give of ourselves for ourselves for artists in the name of art. We do it because we love it and because it enriches us and gives us the opportunity to step out of our ordinary lives to be extraordinary and to help make art happen.

The group is not intended to replace any other groups and should work alongside other Facebook groups and events set up for specific events and opportunities as they occur.

The group was created by Peter Jacobs, himself a 'non-performer' with no specific skills, who has in a relatively short time taken part in events, performances and installations for artists as diverse, talented and interesting as Spencer Tunick, Angelo Musco, Adam James, JocJonJosch, Completely Naked, Ron Athey, Roshana Rubin-Mayhew, Jeremy Deller, Hannah Nicklin, Clifford Owens, Leda Franklin and Daniel Knorr. He has taken part in events in the UK and Europe, including Manchester International Festival, Liverpool Biennial, The Place's Resolution festival, as well as in galleries, art spaces, theatres, public places and fields.

Natural State Performance Network at this point in its infancy exists primarily on Facebook. Over time, who knows where this all might lead...

Find Natural State Performance Network on Facebook